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I have tried some snow on Thranduil’s Base…
Monday 6th November: Preparing for To the Strongest: Imperial Romans versus Sassanid Persia Leave a comment
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Battle of Edessa 260 AD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Edessa
Table is all set up ready for the arrival of Shapur and his Persians (Mike and Alex) to take on Emperor Valerian (Phil and Darryl) and the Romans. This was ultimately an ill fated campaign for the Romans historically but perhaps our representation of the first few days of the campaigning around Edessa might yield a different result.
Two sides of 250 points each.
Our scenario represents the first day’s engagement. The Romans have deployed for battle outside their camp whilst an advance force of Persians have arrived at the outskirts of Edessa ready to fight and block the Roman advance. If the romans can defeat the Persians on this day then they will be able to resupply from the city but if they cannot then they will soon be out of water and fodder and the Emperor will be forced to negotiate terms when the bulk of Persian Army arrives over the next few days. During the negotiations the Romans will be betrayed and Valerian will be captured, leading to the eventual surrender of the Roman Army trapped in the camp thus suffering the worst defeat in Roman history. So our scenario is the only hope the Romans have to avoid the terrible true historical outcome.
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Saturday 4th November: Pandemic Legacy Leave a comment
Phil, Bruce, Mike, Alex and Darryl played Bruce’s Pandemic Legacy once more.
This time after 3 straight defeats it was three consecutive victories. However the one shot vaccination cards helped a lot plus the 6 yellow assistance cards for being so far behind for the first game.
Nevertheless it was some good team work and a little fortune which helped the players achieve victory. Used on the evening were: Colonel, Generalist, Quarantine Specialist, Operations Specialist, Scientist and Researcher. In the final game the players rescued the Virologist. In the second game they managed to get the Black Death to Level 4 upgrade level which makes it easier to handle. Plus they now have a starting military base in each of the six Regions.
Next one looks tough though and with no bonus yellows to play it is maybe fortunate for Phil that it is his turn to sit one out.
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Saturday 30th September: Temple of Elemental Evil and Castle Panic Leave a comment
Phil, Mike, Darryl and Alex.
Temple of Elemental Evil
Whilst Bruce’s Ranger was off scouting ahead the party visited Red Larch just in time to be hit by a Dragon Attack. They deftly saw the Dragon off but had to use the Rogue’s Refresh, haste potion and healing ember to do so! Justly rewarded they headed into the dungeon to tackle the penultimate quest. This time they tracked the Water Elemental down to its lair. A few comic moments when Mike’s warrior complained about being left alone to pin the Elemental in place, getting his army rusty but the heroes were again victorious and Mike was awarded the Trident Drown for his heroics. Next will be the final quest, taking the fight to the Dragonin his Lair so will need Bruce and his Ranger for that one. This time the Wizard, Fighter and Cleric will possibly have Refresh available to use and Bruce has enough money to buy one or another Boon should he so wish.
Castle Panic
We played two games of fully co-operative Castle Panic. Each time we survived with just one tower left.
So that was 4 co-operative games we did not lose in a row! Amazing!
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